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Rafa Silva
Sign in to saveAlso known as Rafael Alexandre Fernandes Ferreira Silva
Portuguese footballer (born 1993)
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 1
Top works
- Donald Duck Coloring Book
via Open Library + Wikidata
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Brazil
- Active from
- 1988-07-03
Discography
- SILVA2011
- 20122012
- Falando sério2012
- Claridão2012
- Forasteiro2013
- Amor pra depois2013
- Vista pro mar2014
- Janeiro2014
- Noite2015
- Rdio Sessions2015
via MusicBrainz · CC0
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 925
- Total plays
- 2,577
<a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Rafa+Silva">Read more on Last.fm</a>
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- SciPy 1.0: fundamental algorithms for scientific computing in Python
· 2020 · cited 34,742x
- Reproducible, interactive, scalable and extensible microbiome data science using QIIME 2
· 2019 · cited 20,049x
- Global burden of 369 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
· 2020 · cited 15,393x
- The FAIR Guiding Principles for scientific data management and stewardship
· 2016 · cited 13,881x
- Observation of Gravitational Waves from a Binary Black Hole Merger
· 2016 · cited 11,443x
via Crossref · CC0
Key facts
- 2013
- Portugal U20
- 2026
- Benfica
- Full name
- Rafael Alexandre Fernandes Ferreira da Silva
- Date of birth
- ( 1993-05-17 ) 17 May 1993 (age 33)
- Place of birth
- Vila Franca de Xira , Portugal
- Height
- 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
- Positions
- Attacking midfielder winger second striker
- Current team
- Benfica
- 2002 2003
- Povoense
- 2003 2011
- Alverca
- 2011 2012
- Feirense
- Years
- Team
- 2012 2013
- Feirense
- 2013 2016
- Braga
- 2016 2024
- Benfica
- 2024 2026
- Beşiktaş
- 2013 2015
- Portugal U21
- 2014 2021
- Portugal
via Wikipedia infobox
Sports profile
- Sport
- Soccer
- Team
- Besiktas
- Position
- Attacking Midfield
- Nationality
- Portugal
via TheSportsDB
Wikidata facts
- Mass
- 66
- Image
- Rafa Silva 20240803 (cropped) wide.jpg
- Height
- 170
Show 7 more facts
- date of birth
- 1993-05-17
- sport number
- 27
- start of work period
- 2012-00-00
- Commons category
- Rafa Silva
- birth name
- Rafael Alexandre Fernandes Ferreira da Silva
- pseudonym
- Rafa Silva
- name in native language
- Rafa Silva
via Wikidata · CC0
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Article
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20:28, 16 May 2026 (UTC)
Rafael Alexandre Fernandes Ferreira da Silva ComM ( Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈʁafɐ ˈsilvɐ]; born 17 May 1993), known as Rafa Silva or simply Rafa, is a Portuguese footballer who plays as a winger or second striker for Primeira Liga club Benfica.